sbbuckley

<p>Clearly my image is manipulated .. but it is done so photographically as well as through post processing. I hope I wasn't giving the impression this was simply as such out of the camera - Not. I did overexpose the background which was shot on a light neutral gray stone at a garden center I visited last weekend. The flower was hanging over the edge. If I had had green foliage to work with as in your image, this would have been more difficult and very time consuming.<br>

Post processing .. lifted the background color more to almost white .. played around with the contrast and color of the flower selectively, and then applied a texture which added some depth. I hope that clarifies ..</p>

<p>Another overexposed type of image .. this is fun .. (Catherine you already know I love yours the best ! ..)<br>

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4600702353_26a1ea4306.jpg" alt="" width="412" height="500" /></p>

<p>Here's a quick attempt at creating a more muted affect. This was shot this morning. It's by no means a perfect shot as I was using a 90 mm macro lens..handheld - no tripod, manual focus. However, I think it fits well with this discussion. Basically, the image was slightly over exposed and then edited in photoshop CS4: contrast adjustment, selective color saturation (flower), color layer for toning the background a bit ..</p>

<p>http://www.flickr.com/photos/cemaine/4598067619/</p>

<p>A recent photo a100<br>

<img src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/9897332-md.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="501" /></p>

<p>A recent shot on a rainy day .. a100<br>

<img src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/9878988-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="680" /></p>